turufu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese trunfo.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

turufu class IX (plural turufu class X)

  1. (card games) trump card

References

  1. ^ Tucker, A. N. (1946), “Foreign Sounds in Swahili”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies‎[1], volume 11, number 4, →DOI, page 858 of 854-871
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